Humans
and the Sephians have reached a tentative truce and combine forces to pursue
the Draeken threat. The war is on…

Sephian
warrior Nalea exists only to kill Draeken, and she’s good at her job. That is,
until a particularly bloody battle, she finds herself captured by Roden Zyll, a
Draeken commander known for his good looks and heartless brutality. Her tormentor
ignites a passion she believed impossible, and she despises him for it. Worse,
she fears he has no intention of letting her go.

Desperate
times call for desperate schemes…

Meanwhile,
a tyrant has devised a plan that threatens to obliterate life on earth. Roden
has spilled plenty of blood in his time, and he cares little for humans. But
when he realizes his leader’s plan could lead to his people’s extinction, he
plans a war of his own, a war that needs Nalea to succeed. But does earth stand
a chance if its survival depends on Nalea opening her heart to the man who’d
enslaved her people?

My Thoughts

My
lovelies, you know how much I love my romances. And I have to say I find it
particularly exciting to read a romance about a couple that are hated enemies. Being
on opposing sides of a battle and victim of circumstances totally outside your
control just adds a certain element of tension and drama that isn’t there in
some romances. Doesn’t the added insurmountable obstacle of war instead of
someone’s internal issues really make for a more riveting story sometimes? Whatever
it is, it sure worked well in this novel and I found myself completely engaged
in this love story and thoroughly entertained from beginning to end.

Implosion is a sci-fi romance built around
the history of two enemy races, the Sephians and the Draeken, who are living here
on Earth. The Draeken were drawn to Earth given their uncanny similarity to
human DNA and have been living here for some time, without human alliance. A
supernova destroyed their own planet, Draeka, centuries ago. Afterwards, they
enslaved the planet of Sephia, and their people, and took it as their own. An
uprising of the Sephian people after centuries of slavery caused the Draeken to
flee the planet. A small number of Sephians chased them with orders to find and
kill the last of their enemy before returning home. However, the Sephians have lost
power to get back to their planet and have lived here under a very uneasy truce
with humans.

Picking
up about a year after the first in the trilogy left off, Implosion tells the story of Roden and Nalea. And what a story it
is. Twists and turns, surprises and shockers. Theirs is a tale of lust,
betrayal, and love in the most impossible of situations.

It’s hard
to go into much detail about their situation without giving away major spoilers
for Book #1 … and I highly suggest you read Book #1 first … so what I can say is that this couple is now among
my favorites. Like Cat and Bones good. If you don’t know whom I’m talking
about, then you mustn’t read much paranormal romance. Yes, I liked their
chemistry that much. I know this was their ‘book’, however, I would love to see
these two have a whole series of their own adventures. They could pull it off.

Roden, is
the ultimate bad boy hero. He is so badass, everyone loves to hate him or they
live in fear of him. But at the same time, he is such a good leader that those
closest to him will follow him to death. On the surface, his methods are so seemingly
harsh that everyone hates him. But once things are revealed, you think, ahh I
see now why he had to do that and perhaps he isn’t so bad. Plus, at almost 7 ft.
tall, longhaired, winged and owning other enticing attributes and skills *wink*,
a lot can be forgiven.

From
Roden himself…

“…he’d
craved-no, needed-this woman to find
him redeemable. Though he often suspected that there was nothing left to
redeem. He’d crossed that line too long ago.” There it is, my lovelies, the
tortured soul we all love and want to fix. Our weakness.

Nalea,
the heroine, is surely one of the coolest heroines I’ve met. Her story was a
complete surprise. She’s one of those people that can say more with a stare or
a few well chosen words than most can say blabbering on for hours. Smart, decisive,
brave and full of kickassitude (Berinn’s word), Nalea is awesome! I rooted for
her (and them) all the way.

Bottom Line

Overall, this is a good read and my favorite in the trilogy so
far. I’m particularly fond of the world building and the sci-fi element is a
treat. And if you’ve read any of Berinn Rae’s other works, you know she’s very
skilled in bringing the heat to the romance side of things. I enjoyed it, highly
recommend it and can’t wait for Book #3, Explosion,
to be released later this year.

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My Intent

I started "Smitten with Bad Boy Heroes" with hope of bringing those of us who love the bad boys we meet in novels together to express our opinions. Since my favourite genres are Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy, most of what's here will be reviews of novels in that genre. However, you may see some Contemporary Romance as well. I strive only to share with other readers the amazing stories I've read from wonderful and talented authors. My reviews are based on my opinion alone and everything on this blog is written entirely for my love and affection of books. I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do and I hope you enjoy my blog!